Reading attitude questions
When creating a reading test you will be asked to choose a set of reading attitude questions. Only the headings for each set are shown, but you can view the sets of questions below.
Attitude – General
- I like reading at school.
- I am good at reading.
- My teacher thinks I am good at reading.
- My family/whānau think I am good at reading.
- I enjoy reading in my own time (not at school).
- I like going to the library to get something to read.
Engagement – General
- At school, I feel like I am included in things.
- I make friends easily at school.
- School is a place where I feel I belong.
- I do not feel awkward and out of place at school.
- Other students seem to like me at school.
- I do not feel lonely at school.
Motivation – General
- I try hard to make sure that I am good at my school work.
- When I am improving in my school work, I try even harder.
- The harder the problem the harder I try.
- I try hard at school because I am interested in my work.
- I work hard to try and understand new things at school.
- I am always trying to do better in my school work.
- I like being given the chance to do something again to make it better.
- I try harder when schoolwork is interesting.
Motivation – Reading
- It is important to me to be a good reader.
- I visit the library a lot.
- I like hard, challenging books.
- I do as much reading school work as possible.
- If the teacher talks about something interesting, I might read more about it.
- I like reading something when the words are hard.
Interest – Reading
- I think reading is exciting and interesting.
- I never get tired of reading.
- I like to do lots of reading outside of school.
- I think reading about things helps me to understand life in general.
- I think that reading about things helps people make important decisions.
- Reading is not boring.
Self-Regulation – General
- During class time I pay attention most of the time.
- When reading for this subject, I make up questions to help my focus.
- When I become confused about something I’m reading for this subject, I go back and try to figure it out.
- I ask myself questions to make sure I understand the material that I’ve been studying in class.
- When studying for this subject, I try and work out which concepts I don’t understand well.
- If I get confused taking notes in class, I make sure I sort it out afterwards.
Self-Efficacy – Reading
- I am a good reader.
- I can read faster now than I could before.
- When I read, I can figure out words better than I could before.
- I can recognise more words than I used to.
- I find reading easier than it used to be.
- When I read now, I don’t have to try as hard as I used to.
- I can read better now than I could before.
- I can understand what I read better than I could before.
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